The New Old Age: Learning To Say No To Dialysis

PAULA SPAN, NY Times: Health
Fri, 03/27/2015 - 12:49pm

Some older adults with advanced kidney failure are resisting the usual answer by deciding the sacrifices required by the treatment aren’t worth it.

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